Fierce
Fierce , adjective
[Old English fers, fiers, Old French fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage, cruel, French fier proud, from Latin ferus wild, savage, cruel; perh. akin to English bear the animal. Compare Feral, Ferocity.]
1.
Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.
His fierce thunder drove us to the deep.
2.
Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious.
A fierce whisper.
A fierce tyrant.
The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear.
Thou huntest me as a fierce lion.
3.
Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.